Natalie Caine was sitting at a senior class meeting in her daughter’s high school auditorium a little over seven years ago when she realized her child’s departure for college would leave her nest empty. She remembers the prospect left her uneasy and disoriented, about the transition and the questions that were sure to follow. What
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Jackie called me, “My son is coming home. He graduated college and has no job. What do I do?” 1. Let him know you believe in him.2. Leave a short, yes short, note of suggestions, like volunteering at an animal shelter, starting his own website about his passions, asking his friends and their family for any summer
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Be boldKeep going even when you are afraidKeep going even when it looks like your hard work is leading no whereKeep going to find your passions and your way to contribute in this worldKeep going when you don’t know what to doKeep going when you get hurt or abandonedKeep going when you lose the moment
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Katie called in tears about graduation. “How can I have a fun summer when all I do is drop these tears of goodbye?” We know goodbyes are part of life but that doesn’t help the heart. Hearts weep. What can you do? 1. Let yourself cry whenever and wherever using the softest aloe Kleenex
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Proud parents and children have called for celebration ideas and with the anxiety of what will be next for them. I remember lists of details for the grad party, gifts for everyone who helped my daughter be who she is, and happily, gifting her milestone, along with my spontaneous tears of another goodbye. Change continues
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You wanted fields of seeing tulips in bloom. There were buds. You were having one of those deep days of thought. Have you had those? “Oh, this is like my life, not fully blooming, not what I expected my life to be by now.” You were on the hunt that day to find full blooms.
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View Boomers, empty nesters, and parents have re-invented themselves over the years with birthing new experiences. A room shifts. Life changes whether chosen or delivered. How do you set your unknown for beauty and support? Who would you invite to celebrate and grieve with as you enter a new room of your life? What would
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An empty nest parent called shyly tearful about her daughter leaving for college and her not knowing what life will be like in the emptiness. When you leave the familiar to the unknown, tears fall and your inner doubter chats away in your sweet mind. You are not alone. You are on a walk where
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Graduations, retirement, job loss, divorce, empty nest, marriage, new career, travel, are transitions. You know where you have been. You enter a cycle of both excitement and uncertainty about your new daily life. Beauty in the pieces means you allow yourself small steps, reflections, and openness to see beyond what is visible. You recall what
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Happy Mother’s Day. I still look forward to a note, even though she doesn’t live at home. It will probably be an email note. Well, I hope! Hand prints, plants, rainbows, photos and popsicle picture frames… What gift do you remember? Did I tell you I still, yes still, love seeing her sleep. Peace for
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Rancho La PuertaTecate, Mexico North America’s legendary health & fitness resort; family owned destination spa that’s been changing lives for 70 years. 3,000 acres of mountains, meadows, & more.http://www.rancholapuerta.com Life In Transition, What’s Next? I will be presenting again at Rancho La Puerta Resort and Spa, the week of May 14th. Please email
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A mom called with mixed feelings. She always did mother’s day with her mom. Now she is gone. She used to complain that she never got HER DAY. Now she has it and isn’t sure what to do with it. Her children are out of the house. She wants to change being stuck about having
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org